Karima el-Mahroug, the Moroccan woman at the center of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi testified on Friday in court for the first time, and mentioned salacious details of the wild parties. She described how a young woman attending one of Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the premier, as reported by the Associated Press.
Karima el-Mahroug took the witness stand in the trial of three former Berlusconi aides charged with recruiting her and other women for prostitution. They all deny those charges.
The current trial is separate from the one in which Berlusconi is charged with paying for sex with a minor, el-Mahroug herself, in hopes of trying to cover it up.
El-Mahroug and the former Italian Prime Minister deny they ever had sex, even as three of his aides Emilio Fede, Nicole Minetti and Dario "Lele" Mora have been accused of recruiting women for prostitution at parties.
El-Mahroug's testimony Friday confirmed the steamy atmosphere at Berlusconi's infamous "bunga bunga" parties" with beautiful young women. Many of those women have said they received money from Berlusconi.
El-Mahroug said she visited Berlusconi's mansion, Arcore, a half-dozen times, and that each time she was given an envelope with money. Sex, never took place, however, she claimed. She is now 18.
Prosecutors in Berlusconi's separate trial have said El-Mahroug's testimony is unreliable and are relying on her sworn statements.
